Toy gun



June 23, 1931.

J. c.- HAWS TOY Filed Sept. 21; 1929 Patented June 23, 1931 UNITED STATES JAMES C. HAWS, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS TOY GUN Application filed September 21, 1929. Serial No. 394,176.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a toy gun.

One object of the invention is to provide a toy of the character described formed .to simulate a firearm in appearance and con structed to shoot, or throw, objects such as elastic bands, shot and other small objects and which is also constructed for use in firing percussion caps such as are commonly used with toy pistols and the like. 1

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy gun which is of very simple construction, and may be cheaply and easily produced and which at the same time will be very durable, and will be safe for use by children. Vith the above and other objects in view this invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, operation and arrangement of parts, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 shows a plan view of the toy. Figure 2 shows a side elevation thereof, partly in section, and

Figure 3'shows a transverse sectional v1ew taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Eeferring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numerals of reference designate similar parts in each of the Figures the numeral 1 designates a dummy fire arm, having the barrel 2 and the grip or stock 3. Secured to the end of said stock, at its lower end, there is a flat spring 4 whose upper end is forwardly turned forming a catch 5, and whose free end is provided witha forwardly sloping face 6. Secured to the upper side of the barrel portion 2 there is a breech plate 7 and hinged to the rear end of this plate there is a plate like throw arm 8 whose upper face carries the hammer 9. Around the hinge pin 10, which connects the throw arm 8 to the plate 7, there is a coil spring 11 one end of which is attached to said plate and the other end of which is attached to said arm. The breech of the barrel has a deep recess 12 and aligned with this recess there is an opening 13 in the plate 7. One side of the throw arm has an extension 14; for convenience in cooking the arm, that is, in pulling the arm back into the position shown in the figures. When the arm is pulled back into cocked position, its free end will engage the sloping face 6, and will force the catch backwardly until the free end of the arm passes said catch and the catch will then engage over said free end and'hold the arm in cocked position. There is a plunger-like trigger 15 which works in the bear ing 16, through the grip or stock 3, and with its rear end normally resting against the spring l. The stock of the gun may be gripped and the trigger pulled rearwardly by the finger, and the spring lthusdisengaged from the throwarm 8. lVhen the throw arm is pulled back into cocked position the spring 11 will be placed under tension and when the spring i is released from said throw arm the spring 11 will suddenly throw said arm forwardly and the hammer 9 will enter the recess" 12 and fire the percussion cap 17 therein; or a projectile'may be placed on the arm 8 infront of the hammer 9 and when the throw arm is propelled forwardly the projectile will be thrown forwardly there by; or when the arm is cocked'as above stated an elastic band 18 may be engaged over the muzzle of the toy and drawn around and engaged over the hammer 9 so that when the throw arm 8 isreleased as above described, the elasticity of the band 18 will project the band forwardly, said band being used as a missile for that purpose.

For convenience in assembly, asection, as 19, of the stock is made removable, so that the trigger 15 may be easily assembled with the rest of the toy. The upper edge of said 8 trigger works in a deep slot 20 in the under side of the barrel so that when assembled the trigger will be retained in place. j

The drawings and description disclose what is now considered to be a preferred form of the invention by way of illustration only while the broad principle of the invention will be defined by the appended claims.

l/Vhat I claim is:

1. A. toy gun having a barrel and a stock, a flat spring secured, at its lower end, to the stock and whose upper end is forwardly turned forming a catch whose free end is provided with a forwardly sloping face, a breach plate secured to the upper side of the barrel, a

throw arm hinged to the rear of said plate and whose upper face is provided with a hammer, a spring normally tending to hold the throw arm in forward position, the rear end of said throw arm being engageable with said catch to hold said throw arm in rearward position, said stock having a bearing, aplunger in said bearing whose rear end engages said flat spring and whose forward end forms a trigger.

2. A toy gun having a barrel and a stock, a breach plate secured to the upper side of the barrel, a throw arm hinged to the rear end of the breach plate, a spring normally tending to hold said throw arm into forward position, a spring catch arranged to be engaged by the free end of the throw arm and effective to hold said arm in its rearward position, a hammer which stands up from the throw arm when the latter is in such position and a plunger like trigger working through a bearingin said stock and engageable with said spring catch andthrough which the catch may be released to said throw arm.

3. A toy gun having a barrel and a stock.

said stock forming a grip, a throw arm piv-,

oted to the barrel, a spring attached to the stock and whose upper end is shaped to engage and hold the throw arm in rearward or retracted position, an upstanding projection carried by the throw arm, said stock having a bearing, a plunger like trigger working through said bearing and movable rearwardly against said spring to efiect the release of the spring from the throw arm, said spring being effective tojreturn the trigger to forward position upon the release of the throw arm by said spring;

In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specification.

, JAMES C. HAVS. 

